Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-06
4 RINGING SPEECH.
Address Of john r. Delhi
yer Before the Mich
igan Club.


igan Club.
EIoqnesa wsras e the Brilliant Iowa
Oratsr-tAs Deeds Of he Rsplb-
lIean Party-Its Psst and
Its Fatzrs-
rDstrois Trib1ne.I
| The introduslio1 bJ Senator Palmer
Of the Hon. John p Deliver Of Iowa
Brought 60 The plafform Q picturesque
foure that reminSSa many Of the eldef
| Rsuablicans Of that slequent young or
ator Who nearly half 9 century Aes
electrified The then youthful west-ine
i Abraham Lincoln whose mastery al
/ dresses from the stump first called the
attention Of the country to that man ct
Qenius and destiny. Mr.. DollivsF b ID
| rot uttered dozen sentence before pc
i had captured the attention Of the audi
| ence, and that attention be held until
| the clcss Of bis address. His magic eio-
| ausnee, free utteHance and thorough
| familiarity With tbs theme Of his ad-
dress showed him tn be . master of bis
art. His tribute 70 Wise, the southerner.
and bis aIlusion to the fact that his
father vsted for Henry A. Wise for Gov
eruor Of Virgin Q more than thirty years
400. waa A dramatic feature OF bis
speech Thoroughly appreciated oy the
audisuca. while his thrusfs at Cleveland
and GarIapd wers pslpable bits. his
picture Of Lineoln's visit TO the hospital
at CitV Point at the Gloss OF the var
was 4 vivid and powerful piece OF
descriptive oFateFy. In presenting NJ.
Deliver Senator Palmer saids
We have With us tonight young law
var Of Iowa. Who vas unknown year
or two AGO. but through bis merits and
| his alouuenee be hss achieved repufa-
ton second to none belonging 70 any
nam of his age in the oosntEy. ] have
the honor of introducing to you Sonn
p. Dollivar, Of Iowa, who will speak 20
the toast of Washington. the soldier,
the tyre Of all good soldiers. without
scientific training and with raw recruits,
be met and defeated the regular army
and the ablest generals Of England.
SPEECH or TIE Hos. J. ?. DeLIIvHH-
Mr. CAa8rmen, Geafienss ef the 4ieA
| igas Clasb. Ladies and GsHtlsweH: In
coming At the business you have laid
upon me, fall bask on the historical
order suggested nv line from the cpl
loGue Of Henry ~: First ny fear, then
my courtesy. and last my spsech." My
/ fear Is that your hospitality has get me
into aFievous embarrassment; yet can
not forbeaR to thank you for the privi-
leRe of joining In this celebration and
bearing q modest part 10 your tribute
| to the name Of Wsshineton. and Dean
| myself happy 10 speak under the In
| spiration that hes some to as all from
the eloquent son OF VirRinia, Whe has
| Just taken HE seat, and Who, together
/ With Gen. William Mshoue, represents
In my Judgement all OF the new south
that is worth a cent TO the politics and
the industries Of our dav. | myself
happened 10 be born In Virginia, and
God knows love the cid common wealth.
Ny father voted fer his father for Gov
error Of Virginia thirty years ago, and
there In no reason that know OF that
I should withhold the Fisht hand OF fel-
Iovship from JOHN 8. Wiss, or should
fail TO wish him Gsd-speed and may be
live TO see she day when no man IN tAis
country shall take an ONCE In any State.
or shall dare to present himself for oath
ut the bar Of the American House OF
Representatives from any district In
which the vote lie n0t freely east and
squsrely counted. lApplauss.)
do not propose 10 cucumber ve1E
attention With any estimate OF wash
ineton's qualities as q soldier. As
brother Wise suggested, we care moth
ing for Alexander or Gear. because
4 a. e. 1Aan uwnWah HnhkfnO
for, much less worth dying fer. The
Dake of Vein ar used to comfort bis
friends when they talked to him OF Ma
poleon, By telling them ito be Of good
courage, this Napoleon is uujust-a
faisehood, and cannot last" It did moi
last, and today there is NOS trace OF
the first Napoleon in Europe except bis
grave. Th.re can be no great soldier
without
GREAT CAUSE
Aud no eau e is great that is net right
Applause II was the sublime fortune
Of George Washington to be called 70
the com land Of an army that carried
in its heart the will Of God and upon il
sword the just cause Of man. Yet
think the character OF Was ington hnds
its Interpretation, not Ia the march Of
an army, nor In the movement OF 8
great campaign. but when the patriot
and citizen lays down his command and
seeks the retirement OF his Virginia
home. How many times have our
LAMENTATIONS been kiL died bv the classic
psRes Of Irving, when he gives his pen
to the description Of the old soldier TAX
ing leave Of his faithful officers, and
tendeFly cor mendip0 the brokes reei-
4 - HE a.. aka AaaffAa -
gratitude OF their co7ntry. have been
thankful 'hnassnd times that no sue
oessnr Of Washi- Rton ever felt cslled
upon 70 publicly o. the worn out
vet. rams ~ th-t army, roP to set an
Executive veto against tie decent pre-
vision of the National Cons rsss for their
dener dent fsmils latp'sust and the
inhrnities Of their old age. Tbai
humiliation Vss lsft for later times ard
for the kird 81 state maaship that hnds
q constituer ev in tho free trade Journal
ism 81 New York City and around Bsa-
con Hi. Wber, he political sopranos Of
eur tints, With a copy of EmeFsen's
poems In one hand and the touching
story Il Sulliyan's collision with Patsy
Cardiff in the other Applause snd
laughter. sit in the sweet etsrnal dream
of civil servios reform. Applause.
Nov, 10 10 q hlnndeT 10 suppose that
the treaty Of l7sS ended the struggle of
the American people for an authentic
national existence. Across the nrst
yeGra Of Wssh.nGtou's sdninistr sfiop
thsru fell shadows that bFought more
terror to the hearts OF enlight ned pa
tFiois in that day than I'll their love Of
country o uld allay. Not one Of then
could predict, except In the language Of
hope, the issue Of the experiment In
which they we're engaged. The country
gaa eighty years old before 10
PnoDucKD A STATESMAN
That Wss grand enough 10 heart and
brain and conscience 20 look the future
In the face Withous asking the gods for
death. u remained for another genera
too, and before God believe 9 better
aeueFation, 10 measure without desp.ir
the chaos that vas around us, aud 20
valk into Il and 10 hRht their way
Through IL, and lifting tie asa OF q
great peop'e ab1ve the noise Of faction
ard the fame Of battle, 10 create the
Nation Of America That vas truly the
heroic ace Of our politics, and The
army Of the Potemao vas the Americas
L a.